Ubisoft is working on a brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, which is …

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It has been quite a while since we've seen a good game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles license, with the last great game probably being Turtles in Time for the Super Nintendo. Ubisoft's recent games based on the film license didn't do much to improve the image of the turtles in gamers minds, but that hasn't stopped the French developer from going back to the well and creating a new title based on the anthropomorphic heroes.

According to the latest issue of Nintendo Power, the game will be a fighter and will be exclusive to the Wii. Interestingly, the title will adopt a 2.5D visual style, which could help to recapture some of what made the classic TMNT games great. Additionally, the report claims that the development team features ex-member of both Team Ninja and the Super Smash Bros. team.

While the most recent TMNT efforts were hindered by having to stick to a movie license, the producer on the upcoming game has said that this title won't have similar issues. "It’s not tied to any movie or TV show," he explained. "For this game to succeed on its own it needs to be a great game." This includes a slew of game modes, such as four-player versus, story and tournament modes, battle royale, as well as a number of unlockable stages and characters.

It's natural to be skeptical about a Wii-exclusive, licensed third-party game, but I'm staying cautiously optimistic about this one. Not only does the game have a solid pedigree behind it, it's a 2.5D Ninja Turtles fighter, and I sure had a lot of fun with the Konami developed TMNT: Tournament Fighters back in the day. Expect to see this unnamed project on store shelves in September of next year.